Light-emitting decoration

ABSTRACT

The invention discloses a light-emitting decoration which includes a main portion and an engagement portion. The engagement element is disposed on one side of the said main portion. The engagement portion comprises an extending portion to form a first accommodating space. The engagement portion comprises a gap to connect through the first accommodating space. Accordingly, while the light-emitting decoration is engaged with the subject object, the gap expends elastically for letting the subject object enter the first accommodating space through the gap.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a light-emitting decoration. Moreparticularly, the invention is related to a light-emitting decorationwhich can be engaged with ropes or strips.

2. Description of the Prior Art

To achieve the effects of beauty, interest or features addition, manydecorations are used to beautify the shoes, hats or cloths. Thedecorations can be fixed on the cloths by sewing or sticking in order toprevent from dropping in an activity or a washing process. However, theuser cannot change the style by changing the decorations due to the wayof fixing, so that the interest will be decreased.

Currently, some decorations can be movable engagement portions, such aspins or buttons, for letting the user change the decorations bythemselves. However, these ways of fixing is suitable for objects whichhave large area, such as cloths, hats or shoes. The decorations cannotbe fixed on the objects like shoelace.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, a scope of the invention is to provide a light-emittingdecoration, which can be movably engaged with the ropes or strips forsolving the problems of the prior art.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the light-emittingdecoration comprises a main portion and an engagement portion. Theengagement portion, disposed on one side of the main portion, comprisesan extending portion to form a first accommodating space. The engagementportion has a gap to connect with the first accommodating space throughthe gap. Accordingly, while the light-emitting decoration is engagedwith a subject object, the gap expends elastically for letting thesubject object enter the first accommodating space through the gap.

In practice, the engagement portion has a holding portion at the end ofthe extending portion. The extending portion and holding portiongenerally are shaped like C. Additionally, the gap is formed between thetwo holding portions or between the holding portion and the mainportion. Furthermore, the extending portions are close to each other andoverlapped at the two sides of the gap.

The main portion further comprises a second accommodating space and anopen part, wherein the main portion and the engagement portion areintegrally formed. Additionally, the light-emitting decoration furthercomprises a shaping element, which is fixed on a surface of the mainportion. In practice, the shaping element covers and seals an open partof the main portion and the main portion and the engagement portion canalso be integrally formed.

In practice, the invention further comprises a light-emitting module.The light-emitting module is placed in the second accommodating spacethrough the open part. The light-emitting module can further comprise anactuator switch and a water-proof shell. The actuator switch can sensethe movement of the light-emitting module for generating a controlsignal. A controller, electrically connected to the actuator switch,receives the control signal and controls a light-emitting diode to emitlight according to the control signal.

Additionally, the water-proof shell can be used to sealing alight-emitting element, the controller, a power source and the actuatorswitch. The water-proof shell is formed by resin or plastic through aninjection molding process. In practice, the shape of the shaping elementcan be animals, plants, landscape, portrait or geometry.

To sum up, the light-emitting decoration can be movably engaged with theropes or strips for solving the problems of the prior art.

The advantage and spirit of the invention may be understood by thefollowing recitations together with the appended drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE APPENDED DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 illustrates a diagram of the light-emitting decoration accordingto one embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2 illustrates a diagram of the engagement portion according to oneembodiment of the invention.

FIG. 3 illustrates a diagram of the engagement portion according toanother embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 4 illustrates a diagram of the engagement portion according toanother embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 5 illustrates a diagram of the light-emitting decoration accordingto another embodiment of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Please refer to FIG. 1. FIG. 1 illustrates a diagram of thelight-emitting decoration according to one embodiment of the invention.As shown in FIG. 1, the light-emitting decoration of the inventioncomprises a main portion 10, a light-emitting module 20, a shapingelement 30, and an engagement portion 40.

The main portion 10 comprises a second accommodating space 12, open part14, and an upper surface 16.

The light-emitting module 20 is placed in the second accommodating space12 through the open part 14. The light-emitting module 20 comprises alight-emitting element 22, a controller 24, an actuator switch 26, and apower source 28. In practice, the light-emitting element 22 comprises apackage (not shown in figures), wire set (not shown in figures), and alight-emitting diode (not shown in figures). To be noticed, theimplement of the package, the wire set, and the light-emitting diode areknown by a person who has common knowledge in the field of theinvention, and it will no longer be explained.

The controller 24 of the light-emitting module 20 is electricallyconnected to the wire set of the light-emitting element 22, forcontrolling the light-emitting diode to emit light. The actuator switch26 is electrically connected to the controller 24, which can sense themovement of the light-emitting module 20 for generating a controlsignal. The controller 24 can receive the control signal and control alight-emitting diode to emit light according to the control signal.

The power source 28 is electrically connected to the light-emittingelement 22, the controller 24, and the actuator switch 26, for providingthe electrical power for the elements of the light-emitting module 20.

In one embodiment, the shaping element 30 is fixed on a surface of themain portion 10 to cover and seal the open part 14. However, the shapingelement 30 is not limited to cover or seal the open part 14. Accordingto the design, the shaping element 30 can be disposed on a first surfaceof the main portion 10, used to cover the engagement portion 40 and sealthe open part 14. The detail can be changed in small-scale, and it willno longer be explained. Furthermore, the exterior of the shaping element30 can be a cone generally. In practice, the exterior of the shapingelement 30 can be designed as it needs, such as animals, plants,landscape, portrait or geometry.

The engagement portion 40 comprises a base 42, a extending portion 44, aholding portion 46, and a gap 48. In the embodiment, the engagementportion 40 and the main portion 10 can be, but not limited to integrallyform. In addition, the engagement portion 40 and the main portion 10 canbe manufactured separately and fixed to each other. The base 42 of theengagement portion 40 is connected to the upper surface 16 of the mainportion 10. The extending portion 44 extends outward from the base 42and surrounds to form a first accommodating space 49 for accommodatingthe subject object (not shown in figures). The holding portion 46 isdisposed at the end of the extending portion 44 for preventing thesubject object from dropping from the first accommodating space.

The engagement portion 40 connected to the first accommodating space 49through the gap.48. While the light-emitting decoration 1 is engagedwith a subject object (not shown in figures), the gap 48 expendselastically for letting the subject object enter the first accommodatingspace 49 through the gap 48. In practice, the subject object can be anysuitable objects, such as shoelace, ropes or strips.

Please refer to FIG. 2. FIG. 2 illustrates a diagram of the engagementportion according to one embodiment of the invention. In the embodiment,the holding portion 46 of the engagement portion 40 extends opposite tothe extension direction of the end of the extending portion 44 andconcaves like a hook. As shown in figures, the extending portion 44 ofthe engagement portion 40 and holding portion 46 generally are shapedlike C, so that the subject object can be rigidly fixed in theaccommodating space 49. Furthermore, the base 42 comprises the pluralityof extending portions 44, each extending portions 44 comprises a holdingportion 46. Each extending portion 44 extends outward and surrounds toform a first accommodating space 49. The shape of two extending portions44 and related two holding portions 46 are the same. The gap 48 isformed between two holding portion 46.

The gap 48 is connected to the first accommodating space 49. While thelight-emitting decoration 1 is engaged with a subject object (not shownin figures), the gap 48 expends elastically for letting the subjectobject enter the first accommodating space 49 through the gap. Inpractice, the subject object can be any suitable objects, such asshoelace, ropes or strips. Other primarily features of the embodimentare disclosed in the previous embodiment and it will no longer beexplained.

Please refer to FIG. 3. FIG. 3 illustrates a diagram of the engagementportion according to another embodiment of the invention. In theembodiment, the holding portion 46 is a pyramidal protrusion which isformed at the end of the extending portion 44 for preventing the subjectobject from dropping from the first accommodating space 49. Furthermore,the base 42 comprises an extending portion 44 and a holding portion 46is formed at the end of the extending portion 44. The extending portion44 extends outward and surrounds to form the first accommodating space49. The gap 48 is formed between the holding portion 46 and the base 42.Other primarily features of the embodiment are disclosed in the previousembodiment and it will no longer be explained.

Please refer to FIG. 4. FIG. 4 illustrates a diagram of the engagementportion according to another embodiment of the invention. In theembodiment, the holding portion 46 is a cylinder protrusion which isformed at the end of the extending portion 44, for preventing thesubject object from dropping from the first accommodating space 49. Inthe embodiment, the base 42 comprises a plurality of the extendingportion 44. Each extending portion 46 comprises a holding portion 46. Inthe embodiment, one holding portion 46 is higher than another one andoverlapped horizontally. The gap 48 is formed between each two holdingportions 46 and the extending portions 46 are overlapped at the twosides of the gap 48. Accordingly, the subject object fixed in the firstaccommodating space 49 is hard to drop from the first accommodatingspace 49. Other primarily features of the embodiment are disclosed inthe previous embodiment and it will no longer be explained.

Please refer to FIG. 5. FIG. 5 illustrates a diagram of thelight-emitting decoration according to another embodiment of theinvention. As shown in FIG. 5, the main features of the light-emittingdecoration 1 are similar to previous embodiments. In this embodiment,the difference is that the shaping element 30 has an insect appearance.In practice, the appearance of the shaping element 30 can bemanufactured in accordance with the situation, such as animals, plants,landscape, portrait or geometry.

Furthermore, the light-emitting module 20 further comprises awater-proof shell 29. The light-emitting element 22, the controller 24,the actuator switch 26 and the power source 28 can be sealed by thewater-proof shell 29. In practice, the water-proof shell 29 is formed byresin or plastic through an injection molding process.

To sum up, compared to the prior art, the light-emitting decoration canbe movably engaged with the ropes or strips for solving the problem ofthe prior art.

With the example and explanations above, the features and spirits of theinvention will be hopefully well described. Those skilled in the artwill readily observe that numerous modifications and alterations of thedevice may be made while retaining the teaching of the invention.Accordingly, the above disclosure should be construed as limited only bythe metes and bounds of the appended claims.

1. A light-emitting decoration, comprising: a main portion; and anengagement portion, disposed on one side of the main portion, comprisingan extending portion to form a first accommodating space and having agap to connect with the first accommodating space through the gap;wherein while the light-emitting decoration is engaged with a subjectobject, the gap expends elastically for letting the subject object enterthe first accommodating space through the gap.
 2. The light-emittingdecoration of claim 1, wherein the engagement portion has a holdingportion at the end of the extending portion.
 3. The light-emittingdecoration of claim 2, wherein the extending portion and holding portiongenerally are shaped like C.
 4. The light-emitting decoration of claim2, wherein the gap is formed between the two holding portions.
 5. Thelight-emitting decoration of claim 2, wherein the gap is formed betweenthe holding portion and the main portion.
 6. The light-emittingdecoration of claim 1, wherein the extending portions are close to eachother and overlapped at the two sides of the gap.
 7. The light-emittingdecoration of claim 1, wherein the main portion further comprises: asecond accommodating space and an open part.
 8. The light-emittingdecoration of claim 2, wherein the main portion and the engagementportion are integrally formed.
 9. The light-emitting decoration of claim7, further comprising a light-emitting module, the light-emitting moduleis placed in the second accommodating space through the open part. 10.The light-emitting decoration of claim 9, wherein the light-emittingmodule further comprises: an actuator switch, sensing the movement ofthe light-emitting module for generating a control signal, and acontroller electrically connected to the actuator switch for receivingthe control signal and controlling a light-emitting diode to emit lightaccording to the control signal.
 11. The light-emitting decoration ofclaim 10, wherein the light-emitting module further comprises: awater-proof shell for sealing a light-emitting element, the controllerand a power source.
 12. The light-emitting decoration of claim 11,wherein the water-proof shell is formed by resin or plastic through aninjection molding process.
 13. The light-emitting decoration of claim 1,further comprising: a shaping element fixed on a surface of the mainportion.
 14. The light-emitting decoration of claim 13, wherein theshaping element covers and seals an open part of the main portion. 15.The light-emitting decoration of claim 13, wherein the exterior of theshaping element can be animals, plants, landscape, portrait or geometry.